'The Bachelor' star Matt James: Rachael Kirkconnell gave me an "ultimatum" I needed to fully commit or split By Elizabeth Kwiatkowski, 06/01/2021 The Bachelor star Matt James has admitted Rachael Kirkconnell gave him an "ultimatum" to get back together and be committed or else she'd walk away from their relationship. ADVERTISEMENT Matt announced his breakup from Rachael on The Bachelor: After the Final Rose in March, but then the pair was spotted together in New York City in early April followed by subsequent hangout sessions in Los Angeles and Miami. "There were rough patches in our relationship," Matt acknowledged during the May 25 episode of